We have reported on this misguided MAT program, that turns clean and sober women into opioid addicts again….FOR MONETARY GAIN. Research revealed the culprit is the Republican-led legislature. Of course.
We were fortunate enough to interview two women recently transferred from the California prison. Their MAT program is quite different and sane. Only inmates that are currently on opioids when they come into intake (R and A), are put on the program to gradually wean them off the drug.
Officer S. tells his brief story: ” Inmate G. had been clean for 7 years here in Perryville. Then she got into the MAT program 3 months prior to going home. She realized her error soon, but they wouldn’t drop her from the program. When her release date arrived she begged her COIII (the officer won’t reveal which one) to let her “burn her number” (stay in prison until off paper) because she knew she was addicted again. He refused and sent her to the gate. Here’s the sad part. She immediately got high because the MAT program released her with no continuing medication or a way to get any.
Now she reoffended and is serving more time because the state of Arizona is money hungry.”